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A World out of Time

Larry Niven
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science fiction hard science fiction past tense third limited POV ~303 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic horror existential dread lyrical

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count75,855
Page count~303 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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